Text 223] Lord Caitanya Meets Raghunatha dasa Gosvami 303

vairdgira—of a person in the renounced order; dharma—the principles; acarila—
he has performed.

TRANSLATION

When Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu heard this, He was greatly satisfied.
“Raghunatha dasa has done well,’’ He said. ‘‘He has acted suitably for a per-
son in the renounced order.

TEXT 223

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vairagi karibe sada nama-sankirtana
magiya khafia kare jivana raksana

SYNONYMS

vairagi—a person in the renounced order; karibe—will do; sada—always;
nama-sankirtana—chanting of the holy name of the Lord; magiya—by begging;
khaid—eating; kare jivana raksana—he sustains his life.

TRANSLATION

“A person in the renounced order should always chant the holy name of the
Lord. He should beg some alms to eat, and he should sustain his life in this
way.

PURPORT

As stated in the Hari-bhakti-vilasa at the end of the Twentieth Vildsa
(366, 379, 382):

krtyanyetani tu prayo
grhinam dhaninam satam

likhitani na tu tyakta-
parigraha-mahatmanam

prabhate cardha-ratre ca
madhydhne divasa-ksaye
kirtayanti harirn ye vai
te taranti bhavarnavam

evam ekantinam prayah
kirtanam smaranam prabhoh
